Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-03-11

legislation did not crowd this measure
out by reason CT the session nearing It's
end, he believed it would pass without
much opposition. He thinks it will DE s
grand investment for the state and will
enhance the value of her school land:
from 81 and IS per acre, to $40 and 81;
per acre. Living in this valley for three
years and engaging in the farming ousi-
ness, both with and without irrigation
he feels justified in saying
that without Irrigation the valley will
never become productive, consequently
will remain comparatively uninhabited
Therefore the people who live 10 this val
ley are anxious thaS the Legisla ure pass
this bill. Mr.. Knight thinks the people
all over the St2-5 should be Interested in
this matter as it increases the taxable
values of reni estate in that section, anC
sWells the sLhO0l fund by making state
school lands desirable property. He be
lieves that all VINO own and feel an inter
est in that section should petition theil
Representatives. to do all they can to have
the measure pass at this session of the
Legislature.
DEPARTMENT NOTES.
Two charters we're filed IN the Secre
North Dallas Street Railway Company
capital stock, $4,000; w. II. Lennon
John II. Cole, Franklin Priest, J. NJ
Howell, 0. z. BrOuseT, Will Punishable
@. II. Edwards and W. A. Disborough
incOrporatOrs. The other charter filed
was to incorporate the Young Mems
Christian Association of Paris, Tex.
Superintendent Cooper received an in.
vitation to-day from President c. S
Young of the Department Of SuUerintend-
ence OF Washington city requesting his
presence at meeting of bis department
to be held at the National Museum in that
city on the 18th and 18th days of this
month.
COMPTROLLER'S CIRCULAR.
The Comptroller issued the following
circular to taX-colleCtors to-day: "The
Comptroller being requested by Law to re-
port to the Governor prior to the first
Monday in November Of each year the
condition OF the state finances, you are
requested to SO conduct the settlement
of your accounts with the state that you
may be able to have your reports for de-
liGGuentS and iasOIyentS, errors IN as
sessments, sales of former years, sales
for taxes Of 1856, and redemptjons ap-
proved by your County Com
missioners' court, and forward to
this office by August l, 1887,
as his report must be made August 81,
which is the end Of the fiscal year. The
object of this is to inform you that the
account of each collector will appear
separately in the reports. As the law re
Quires collectors to settle their accounts
with the state by June in each year, |
wish this report to show the accounts Of
your ONCE closed, and trust you will do
your utmost to accomplish this end. |
give this early notice that you may have
ample time to adjust your accounts for
the report.
THE SENATE.
Special to the Gazette.
AUSTIN, TEX, March S-SenatOr Har-
rlson, for the committee on private land
claims, reported favorably the bill for the
relief of J. G. Patton.
Senator Gregg, for the committee on
internal improvements, reported back the
House bill creating a railroad commits
sion, with the recommendation that it be
considered III connection with the Senate
bill.
Bills were introduced: BY Senator
Douglass of Grayson, to amend article
1920 OF the Revised Civil Statutes.
By Senator Harrison, by request, for
the relief of j. D. Melton, A. n. Sed-
bury and l.. B. Wells.
By Senator Kuittle, to make it penal TO
dispose of property on which there is 8
landlord lien.
Senator Claiborne called up the bill
fixing the venue of suits against cor
porations doing business in this state
and it passed. 1t amends the law
so as to permit suit to be brought against
a railroad in any county through which it
passes.
Senator Lane for the committee on in
suranCe reported favorably the bill to
require the commission of statistics to
report on the condition of labor.
Senator Claiborne called up the bill
requiring a two years residence in the
state before appointment as branch pilots
and its passed.
The bill to protect stock raisers, known
as the scalp law, was called up and
passed.
Senator Bell called up the motion to
reconsider the vote passing the Kansas
suit bills
Senator Burgess called attention that Ia
1850 Congress past an act known ss the
boundary act fixing the boundary line of
Texas, and that Texas through the Legfs-
lature accepted it. This act fixed the
North Fork of Red river, as the boundary
line, and Governor Houston recognized
the North Fork of said river as the bound
ary. He therefore deemed it impolitic 10
autagOni89 the state OF Kansas, and there
y run the risk Of Ioosing Greer county.
Senator Bell moved to lay the motion
to reconsider on the table. Carried
yeas, IS; nays, Ii.
Senator Jarvis, for the committee OF
tree conference on the deficiency bill, re
ported that the House cOncurred in the
Senate amendments increasing the appro-
DriatiOn tC pay sheriffs, ETC., and recon-
nended other appropriations TO refund
liquor licenses made void by reason of
ocal option. TIE report was adopted.
The bill amending the law relative to
he distribution of estates passed to en-
yrossmert.
The bill amending the law relative to
'ecoVeryOf damages for injuries resulting
n death was called up. II simply strikes
,ut from the law the word ''gross." The
ill was passed to third reading.
Senator Lane called up his DILL to per-
nit second writ of habeas corpus after
ne case is sent to the Court of Appeals
nd the judgment OF the lower court is
firmed, and it was eDgrossed.
The bill to validate ordinances in cities
nd towns where no daily paper is pub |
shed was passed.
The bill 10 authorize county commits
toner's to purchase dogs to ali in the
apture Of criminals was engrOssed.
The bill to create the office of geologist /
vas called up by Senator Simkins, and .
he committee amendments providing
nat the geologist shall not directly or in